Overview
- The ONS’s 2024 national rankings list Muhammad, Noah and Oliver as the top boys’ names and Olivia, Amelia and Lily as the top girls’ names in England and Wales.
- A Go Au Pair analysis comparing 1904 top‑100 lists with ONS 2024 data identifies 55 vintage names resurgent today, led by Oliver (3,492), Arthur (3,368), George (3,257) and Amelia (2,448).
- Liverpool’s most popular names in 2024 were Isla for girls with 47 babies and James for boys with 73, according to the local ONS breakdown.
- Knowsley recorded a tie for top boys’ name, with 29 babies named Harry and 29 named Jacob in 2024.
- Across the rest of Merseyside, Sefton’s top girls’ name was Jessica (33), Amelia led for girls in Wirral (34), St Helens (31) and Knowsley (26), and Oliver led boys in Wirral, Sefton and St Helens.